Examples of hand over in a Sentence
the police officer ordered the suspect to hand over his weapons
in response to a desperate plea, we handed over all our extra blankets and pillows to the homeless shelter
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Multiple bags were handed over to the NYPD, the lead investigative agency on Thompson's murder, without times written on them.
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Michael Ruiz , Brendan McDonald, FOXNews.com, 17 Dec. 2025
As the complaining businesses are no doubt wringing their hands over the setback, shoppers are also bemoaning the havoc that tariffs have wreaked on their pocketbooks as the final week of holiday shopping ramps up.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 16 Dec. 2025
At gunpoint, Humphreys forced Williams to take her clothes off, hand over her debit card and and tell him her PIN number, according to the Georgia Attorney General's Office.
—Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 16 Dec. 2025
Olivieri 1882’s artisanal, small-batch panettone, by contrast, is crafted by hand over four days using natural sourdough and top-quality ingredients, without artificial aromas or additives.
—Lisa Wong MacAbasco, Vogue, 15 Dec. 2025
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Michael Ruiz , Brendan McDonald, FOXNews.com, 17 Dec. 2025
As the complaining businesses are no doubt wringing their hands over the setback, shoppers are also bemoaning the havoc that tariffs have wreaked on their pocketbooks as the final week of holiday shopping ramps up.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 16 Dec. 2025
At gunpoint, Humphreys forced Williams to take her clothes off, hand over her debit card and and tell him her PIN number, according to the Georgia Attorney General's Office.
—Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 16 Dec. 2025
Olivieri 1882’s artisanal, small-batch panettone, by contrast, is crafted by hand over four days using natural sourdough and top-quality ingredients, without artificial aromas or additives.
—Lisa Wong MacAbasco, Vogue, 15 Dec. 2025
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“Hand over.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hand%20over. Accessed 19 Dec. 2025.
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